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I hope this is useful and I'm not rambling too much. Please let me know what you think - it makes putting in the effort so much more rewarding

DON'T press download, it'll screw up the aspect ratio and look like shit instead of letting you actually download the file.
Content:
I go through the stacked layers of my latest digital duel piece "Mermaid" - I am leaving many things out, for example what a blend mode is and how to add and use adjustment layers, because I have already covered all those things in my monstrous Darkroom Tutorial. I also don't even mention the layer masks that you can see in the layers palette - again, there's a tutorial I've done solely for that. It can be found here.
Photoshop Version:
Photoshop CS3 Extended - but any version or program will do that can deal with blend modes.
File Size:
Too big for one upload - hence there are two. Both are just short of 20MB big - so be patient when it loads.
Length:
First part 5 1/2 minutes, second one 6 minutes
Stock used in this piece was from *mjranum-stock, *night-fate-stock as well as *nighty-stock and my own.
PS: German accent, for those who wonder

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Image size
800x618px 17.59 MB
Published:
© 2008 - 2021 kuschelirmel-stock
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Wonderful tutorial with some very good tips, especially with the complimentary shadows and lights. I've always gone crazy painting them, but this makes it so much easier. 
And hey. I may not be able to talk here, being German myself, but except for a few brief moments I barely noticed any German accent at all. Zänk ju fohr dis tjutorjal!

And hey. I may not be able to talk here, being German myself, but except for a few brief moments I barely noticed any German accent at all. Zänk ju fohr dis tjutorjal!



Jur wällkom. (Is it bad that this cracks me up time and again?)
Also, uhm, a question. I'm stuck with PS7, so couldn't help but compare the features that were visible in your vid, and am wondering what the 'Analysis' menu does and what sort of function it serves. What does it do?


cracks me up every time, too 
I've no idea what that analysis thingy is - but there are tons of features that make upgrading to cs3 worth it, especially compared to ps7:
it can stitch your panoramas automatically (and it does it really well, too)
in the edit>transform feature there's the "warp" feature included with which you can do really cool things
that quick selection tool can come in handy (see video tut)
if you like to use adjustment layers, cs3 maes your life easier by not forcing you to double click each time you want to alter the settings
there's more, but I can't remember atm 

I've no idea what that analysis thingy is - but there are tons of features that make upgrading to cs3 worth it, especially compared to ps7:







Aw, what a great walk-through tutorial. 
Gorgeous work - it's always so interesting to see how artists work, set their images up. A lot of people "hoard" their work, how they do things, so when I see someone who isn't shy about sharing and helping, it makes me like them so much more.
By the by, cute accent.

Gorgeous work - it's always so interesting to see how artists work, set their images up. A lot of people "hoard" their work, how they do things, so when I see someone who isn't shy about sharing and helping, it makes me like them so much more.
By the by, cute accent.



I wouldn't want to reveal absolutely everything any more, especially since that wouldn't be possible, not even on video. But I do love to share because that is how I learned in the first place. I just try to avoid giving the kind of tutorial that will leave the viewer going "now i can replicate this - cool!" because I do not want people to start replicating what I do and instead I hope I can help them find out more about the tools at their disposal so they can find their own style eventually

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